Wednesday, July 29, 2015

In early May, our colleague, Carrie Oelberger, published this short piece in openGlobalRights, the Ford Foundation-supported platform backed by the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School and Department of Political Science. In her provocative piece, Carrie applied her research findings to our ongoing debate over the internationalization of human rights NGOs.

Over the past few months, this debate has included contributions from the leaders of some of the world's top human rights and development groups, including the Amnesty International Secretary General, Salil Shetty; the executive director of Human Rights Watch, Ken Roth; the executive director of Action Aid, Adriano Campolina; and the former head of the International Crisis Group, Louise Arbour. It also included contributions by human rights funding officers at the Ford Foundation and Open Society Foundation, as well as a string of NGO leaders and academics from the global North and South.

Today, Jacques Stroun, the former director of human resources for the International Committee of the Red Cross - the world's leading humanitarian organization, and official guardian of the Geneva Conventions - responded directly to Carrie, in English and French.

Please join me in congratulating Carrie on this important achievement; it's a great indication of the policy relevance of her work.

4:30-5:00 Coffee & snacks

5:00 Keynote Talk 2: Zhang Zhen, New York University

8:30 Light breakfast and coffee

9:00-10:30 Panel 3: Rethinking Film and Media Historiography through Genre, part 1

Chair: Christine Marran, University of Minnesota

Battle over Comedy: Rereading the Hard Film vs. Soft Film Debate in Shanghai Cinema
Xinyu Dong, University of ChicagoPursuing Happiness in Cold War Modernity: Affect, Belonging, and the “Wenyi Musicals” of Hong Kong Mandarin Cinema, 1950s-1960s
Tsai Po-Chen, National Yang-Ming University, TaiwanSpace, Scene, and Body Movements: The Construction of the Jianghu
Secondary World in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the Shaw Brothers,
1960s-1970s
Liu Shengmei, Beijing University

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:30 Panel 3: Rethinking Film and Media Historiography through Genre, part 2

The Secret War: Gender, Code, Media Technology—Chinese Espionage Films during the Second World War
Weihong Bao, UC-BerkeleyHorror, Historiography and the Aesthetic of the Liminal
Xiao Liu, McGill UniversityDiscussant: Chris Berry, Kings College London

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-3:30 Panel 4: Cinema as Historical Conjuncture

Chair: Suvadip Sinha, University of Minnesota

Dire Straits: Shifting Boundaries of “Home” in the Cinematic Representation of 1949
Guo-Juin Hong, Duke UniversityFilm Historiography through the Self-reflexive Screen – When a Star is Reborn
Yiman Wang, UC-Santa CruzNegotiating the Ideal Womanhood: Rewriting and Re-interpreting the Legend of Mulan in Late Qing and Republican China
Zhuoyi Wang, Hamilton CollegeDiscussant: Yomi Braester, University of Washington

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Program Overview:

The Caux Scholars Program - Asia Plateau (CSP-AP) is a three week peacebuilding and sustainable development institute for young leaders. It invites youth leaders, community organizers, and scholars from different countries and cultural backgrounds to learn and experience the integration of sustainable development and peacebuilding, including with issues such as trauma healing, human rights and gender, restorative justice, and non-violent action. CSP-AP also aims to instill principled leadership by focusing on introspection and personal understanding, and interfaith and intercultural experiences. In addition to theoretical approaches to conflict, peace and development, the program aims to develop practical skills in negotiation, building local capacity, applied theatre in peacebuilding, community mobilization, and understanding cultures. Our goal is to endow young people with a sophisticated multi-cultural and global perspective on peace and development--and to equip future leaders with the inspiration to be the change they want to see in the world and the practical skills to do so.

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Be between the ages of 18 and 35 • Have a high level of academic achievement • Demonstrate leadership qualities and commitment to public or community service • Exhibit interest in the ethical dimensions of world affairs • Possess openness to a multi-cultural learning experience • Two letters of recommendation • 500-word essay describing why you would like to participate in this program • Application form is available at our website:http://in.iofc.org/caux-scholars-program-asia-plateau

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This
material is cross-posted from the Peace and Collaborative Development Network, http://internationalpeaceandconflict.org
and appears to be an interesting opportunity for the Humphrey community.This
is meant for information sharing purposes only.